Digestive System Quiz

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Unit B Section 3.1: Digestive System Quiz


Multiple Choice:
Circle the correct answer for each question. Each question is worth one mark. 10 marks

1. What is mechanical digestion?


a. Breaking down of food chemically
b. Absorption of proteins into the bloodstream
c. Breaking down of food physically
d. The diffusion of water in the large intestine

2. Where are gastric juices found?


a. The pancreas
b. The liver
c. The gallbladder
d. The stomach

3. Bile is produced by which organ?


a. The mouth
b. The gallbladder
c. The liver
d. The stomach

4. What is chemical digestion?


a. Breaking down of food physically through chewing
b. The purpose of the villi in the small intestine
c. Contracting of muscles in the esophagus
d. Break down of food through digestive enzymes

5. Gastric juices are best described as which of the following?


a. Acidic gastric juice that breaks down food
b. An enzyme that is found in the body
c. Mucus lining the walls of the stomach
d. Small finger-like projections in the intestine
6. Which organ stores bile?
a. The pancreas
b. The gallbladder
c. The liver
d. The stomach

7. What is peristalsis and where does it occur?


a. Contraction of muscles: in the esophagus
b. Loosening of muscles: in the bowels
c. Contraction of muscles: in the intestines
d. Loosening of muscles: in the stomach

8. The proteins that break down food and aid in digestion are what?
a. Nutrients
b. Enzymes
c. Carbohydrates
d. Lipids

9. Enzymes are chemical catalysts meaning that they do what?


a. Stop chemical digestion
b. Cause chemical reactions
c. Stop a chemical reaction
d. Cause chemical deficiencies

10. Villi are found where?


a. The large intestine
b. The stomach lining
c. The small intestine
d. The esophagus lining
Write in the correct order:
Order the digestive system parts according to the numbers in the picture.
Use the word bank provided. Each is one mark.

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Word bank:

Gallbladder Pancreas

Stomach Esophagus

Mouth Small intestine

Liver Large intestine

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